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JDRF’S 22ND ANNUAL
RAINBOW GALA
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s 22nd
annual Rainbow Gala will be held Saturday,
April 12, 2014, at the Westin Convention
Center Pittsburgh. This year’s gala will
honor Arthur J. Rooney, II, president of the
Pittsburgh Steelers. Corporate chairs are Leo
W. Gerard, international president of United
Steelworkers, and David J. Malone, president
and CEO of Gateway Financial. JDRF is the
leading global organization focused on type
1 diabetes (T1D) research. The goal of JDRF
research is to improve the lives of all people
affected by T1D by accelerating progress on
the most promising opportunities for curing,
better treating, and preventing T1D. Over
the years, the Rainbow Gala has raised more
than $16 million for promising T1D research.
Nearly 800 people attended the 2013 gala
which was voted one of Pittsburgh’s best
parties of the year.
For ticket or sponsorship information,
contact the western Pennsylvania chapter
of JDRF at 412.471.1414, extension 7, or
visit westernpa.jdrf.org.
LET’S PICK IT UP PA
GREAT AMERICAN
CLEANUP MARCH 1 TO
MAY 31
Join over 4 million volunteers in the nation’s
largest annual community improvement
program! Get involved in your community and
register your event today!
Registered events receive free cleanup
supplies, such as bags, gloves and vests
donated by PennDOT, the Department of
Environmental Protection, and Keep America
Beautiful (as supplies last).
Free disposal during Pick It Up PA Days
from April 12 to May 5 is sponsored by the
Department of Environmental Protection,
Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association,
and participating landfills.
To register, visit the Great American
Cleanup of Pennsylvania official website
at www.gacofpa.org or contact
Michelle Dunn at 877.772.3673 x113
or [email protected].
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NO VETERAN DIES ALONE
PROGRAM SHOWS
ULTIMATE CARE AT TIME
OF PASSING
As part of the recently launched No Veteran
Dies Alone (NVDA) Program, volunteers
give “the most precious gift,” according to
VA Pittsburgh Chaplain Alan Morris – their
presence to veterans who may not have anyone
to be with them in their final hour.
Volunteers can speak, read or hold the hand
of a veteran and be a comfort to him/her. They
are on call when needed and often stay longer
than required – because they want to.
Susan Rogers of O’Hara and George
Coppola of Collier are two volunteers who
graduated from the first class of NVDA
training in August. Since then, they have been
on two vigils each with dying patients.
Coppola, a Vietnam veteran, has extensive
hospice experience with his mother and other
loved ones in his life. He’s also known other
veterans who died alone and wants to prevent
that from happening to anyone else.
Rogers has a 92-year-old World War Two
veteran father who lives in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
She knows that if unable to be at his bedside
should the time come, she’d like somebody to
be there.
Those who want to be on the NVDA team
must first become registered VA Pittsburgh
volunteers and train in the hospice or
palliative care functions at the hospital before
receiving additional NVDA training. All
interested candidates will be evaluated through
Chaplain Alan Morris, BCC, who can be
reached at: [email protected] or by calling
412.822.1861.
FITZGERALD LAUNCHES
LIVE WELL ALLEGHENY
CAMPAIGN
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has
launched a comprehensive, innovative
campaign promoting wellness called Live Well
Allegheny which will be led by the Board of